Nessa
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| Nessa ルリナ Rurina | |
 Artwork from Sword and Shield | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Blue |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Galar |
| Trainer class | Gym Leader |
| Generation | VIII |
| Games | Sword and Shield |
| Leader of | Unknown Gym |
| Badge | Unknown Badge |
| Specializes in | Water types |
Nessa (Japanese: ルリナ Rurina) is a Gym Leader of Galar. She specializes in Water-type Pokémon.
In the games
Pokémon
 Drednaw (Dynamax) ♂ |
- Nessa is shown to have two other Pokémon in promotional material.
Trivia
- The number "049" on Nessa's shorts can be read in Japanese as goroawase for 泳ぐ oyogu, meaning "to swim".
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ルリナ Rurina | From 瑠璃苦菜 ruri-nigana (cupid's dart) |
| English | Nessa | From Loch Ness |
| German | Kate | From Catananche caerulea (cupid's dart) |
| French | Donna | From cupidone bleue (cupid's dart) |
| Italian | Azzurra | From cupidone azzurro (cupid's dart) |
| Spanish | Cathy | From Catananche caerulea (cupid's dart) |
| Korean | 야청 Yacheong | From 야청 yacheong (dark blue) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 露璃娜 Lùlínà | Transliteration of her Japanese name. Contains 露 lù (dew) and 璃 lí from 玻璃菊 bōlijú (cupid's dart). |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 露璃娜 Louhlèihnàh | Transliteration of her Japanese name. Contains 露 louh (dew) and 璃 lèih from 玻璃菊 bōlēigūk (cupid's dart). |
| Russian | Несса Nessa | Transcription of her English name |
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